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The Waste 2 Resource Education Program is a free environmental education program designed
specifically for Sunshine Coast schools. Take advantage of our two Waste 2 Resource Education
Centres and Waste Facilities Tours.

Waste and Recycling Education Centre Organics Recycling Education Centre

and Landfill Tour and Landfill Tour

Kindy, Prep, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 Kindy, Prep, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3
What can we recycle? Through a range of How does your garden grow? Get ready to jump
interactive activities, students sort materials and into a virtual backyard environment and discover
explore all the ways they can reduce, reuse and how we mimic nature and recycle our organic
recycle. CCTV cameras allow us to go inside the waste. Students will look, touch and feel their way
Materials Recovery Facility and discover the through a series of activities that will allow them to
challenges faced by the workers sorting our discover the fun of backyard composting and worm
recycling. Finally we take the bus behind the scenes farming and how easily it can be done!
to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the
landfill.
Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
What is sustainable waste management? Students Waste not, want not! Students will be launched
explore how we manage waste and how they can into the world of organics and discover its potential
use waste minimisation techniques, like reduce, for being recycled into a valuable resource. A
reuse and recycle to help reduce waste sent to series of interactive activities will take students
landfill and save natural resources. CCTV cameras through the steps of composting and worm farming
allow us to delve into the Materials Recovery Facility and teach them about the environmental benefits
and the machines and workers who sort our of choosing these methods for the disposal of
recycling for reprocessing. Finally we take the bus organic waste. Student workbooks provided.
behind the scenes to experience the sights, sounds
and smells of the landfill and Resource Recovery Secondary and Tertiary
Centre. Student workbooks provided. Available on request.

Secondary and Tertiary

How does Council plan, implement and monitor
waste, recycling and resource recovery on the
Presentations, tours & programs are strongly
Sunshine Coast? What strategies are implemented aligned with the Australian Curriculum through:
to ensure our region has sustainable waste Science (Prep - Y2, Y4, Y6 - Y7, & Senior Secondary)
management? Explore the facilities and question the Geography (Y4, Y8 - Y10 & Senior Secondary)
experts about best practice waste management. Civics & Citizenship (Y3 - Y6, & Y8 - Y10)
Economics & Business (Y5 - Y6)

The Waste 2 Resource Program is facilitated
through EnviroCom Australia, a contractor of the
Sunshine Coast Council.
For more information, please contact
Sandie Johnston on:
Phone: 07 5494 5100
Email: sandie.johnston@envirocom.com.au
Further general sustainability links exist within:
Science (Y10)
Geography (Y1, Y3, Y5 & Y7)
Economics & Business (Y7)
Design & Technology (Prep - Y6, Y9 & Y10)
Healthy & Physical Education (Prep - Y10)

Places are limited so book in early to avoid disappointment!

To book a presentation for your class/es, please
complete this form and fax or email it to the BOOKING FORM
Waste 2 Resource Program team at:
Email: sandie.johnston@envirocom.com.au
Fax: 07 5494 5122

School Details:
School name:

School address:

Contact person:

Phone number: Mobile number:

Email address:

I am interested in: Class details:

Year level:
Waste and Recycling Education Centre

Number of classes:
Organics Recycling Education Centre

Number of students per class:

Preferred dates:
1:
Visits to the Education Centres can be
conducted with a single class or with two
2: classes together (maximum 60 students)

3:

Other details:

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collection of this information is authorised under the Local Government Act. Some of the information may be given to staff and educators
involved in the visit to confirm booking details and to inform you of future education opportunities. Your information will not be given to any
other person or agency unless you have given us permission or we are required by law. You can find more information at www.privacy.gov.au
or www.oic.qld.gov.au.